Trousers



Sept. 24, 1935.

H. C. DANNUNZIO TROUSERS Filed Nov. 24, 1955 I N\ IENTOR Patentecl Sept.24, 1935 FFEQE 2,015,337 TROUSERS Harry C. l )Annunzio, Rochester, N.Y., assignor 1:0 Fashion Park Manufacturing Corperation, Rochester, N.Y., a corporation of New York Application November 24, 1933, Serial No.699,480

2 Claims.

My nvention relates to an improvement in trousers and its noveltyconsists in the adaptation end arrangement of parts as Will be more'fully hereinafter pointed out.

ber Will not stand. the necessary wear in the Waist of a, pair oftrousers and also it is a real problem to insure the smooth fitting ofsuch trousers. My trousers solve both of these serious problemsfurnishing for the first time trousers that combine a. Waist elasticitythat will stand the necessary Wear and. at the same time liegflat so asto eflect a. perfect fit.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a pair oftrousers embodying my invention With the lower ends broken away forconvenience in illustration.

Figure 2 is the same as Figure 1 but Wth the Waist portion distended esin use.

Figure 3 is a. front elevation of the trousers as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a portion of the waist section of the trousers on the line4-4 of Figure 1.

In the drawing 5 s one side of the rear of my trousers and 6 s the otherside, Which two sides 5 and 6 are joined. together at the seam I in theusual well known manner. 8 and 9 are the usual seams for fitting in therespective sides 5 and. 6 and. 111 and 11 are the usual type of hippockets, the pocket having the button 12 engaging the usual buttonholeso as to button this pocket together in a, secure closecl position.

The trousers have outer waistband portions 13 and. 14 each of which areout and. set in on thebias of the material, Which material is the sameas that in sections 5 and 6 of the trousers, and they are joned togetherat the usual seam 15. The upper edges of the rear trouser body elements5 and. 15 are shirred a.t 16 so that 'as they are secured to thewaistband portions 13 and 14 by the usual stitching at 11, sa,d shirring16 is stitched into position so that as the waistband elements 13 and 11 are stretched the shirring 16 Will be taken up so as to eiect thesmooth lying of the shirred portions 16 whereby both the waistbandelements 13 and 14 and the shirred portions as well as the rest of therear sections 5 and 6 Will 1ie absolutely flat an-d smooth as clearlyshown in Figure 2.

An internal elastc wa.istband 20 is adapted 1:0

be foldec back on itself es clearly shown in Figure 4 and its openeolges stitched ai; 21 to the turned back upper edge of the outerWaistband. members 13 and 141. The middle portion of this elasticinternal belt 2% is adapted. to be stitched. at 5 Il around. its entireinternal length to the point where the outer belt portions 155 and. 11are sttchecl to the lower body front portions 19 and 18 and the rearbody portions 5 and 15. Thus we see tha.t internal belt member 21, whichis 10 adapted to be made of such a desirable elastic material a5 Lastex,is so fastened ancl secured. a.t 11' and. 21 to the outer belt portions13 and. 14 that it Will stretch wth them as they are adapteol to stretchbeca.use of their beng out on the bias 15 of the material of which theyare made.

The front sections 18 and. 19 of the trousers have the usual sidepockets 22 and. 23 and the overlapping outer belt member 13 has a.buttonhole 2 1 which buttons over button 25 secured 20 to the outer beltmember 1 1 and there is the usual fiy construction at 26, and 21 areheavy plats common to this type of sport trouser. 28 are the usualbuttons used in fastening the fly 26. 25

It will thus be seen that the shrred. elements 16 are only in the rearportions 5 and 6 of the trousers and. will be so stretched as to flattenout and. fil: snugly a,nd smoothly etgainst the wearer in use as shownin Figure 2. 30

The inner elastic waistbanol member 26 is secured. together ai; 28 atthe rear forming the seam in absolute elignment with seam 1 ci the reartrouser elements 5 and 6. This inner elastc belt member 20 runnng aroundthe entire inner fece of the outer belt portions 1% end 14 Will stretchin the front portion of the trousers jcining the belt portions 13 and 11 above the front trouser elements I3'and 19 the same as it Will withthe rear portions of the outer belt elements 13 and. 14, and said frontportions of the outer belt elements 13 and. H1 beng out and set in onthe bias wi1l stretch smultaneously With the said inner elastic beltmember 2% so that there s a substantial stretching ancl smoothing out ofthe front portion of the outer belt elements 13 and. 14 vvith the innerelastic belt 29, but there will be a, grealter stretching of the rearportions of the outer belt elements 13 and. 14 because of the shirrngs115 on the upper edges of the reer elements 5 and 15 of the trouserswhich permit a greater stretching of saiol outer belt elements 13 and 13so as to insure the necessary complete stretching of the inner anclouter belt portions 13, 14 and. 20 of the 55 trousers to make them ofpra.ctical utilty in adapting themselves to fitting snugly on thewea.rer without the use of suspenders or be1t.

It will be apparent that as the outer wastband or belt elements |3 and Mare made of the same cloth as the main body of the trousers although outand set in on the bas, ha.ve a, natural elasticity which wl1 standsevere Wear and use as well as body heat and perspration withoutdeterioration common to the ordnary elastic elements in whch rubber orone of its substtutes is used. Therefore the combined elements of theinner elastic waist or be1t member 20 and. the outer wast band members|3 and. I wll also have a much longer life and function together than ispossble with the single elastc element or other ordnary combina.tions.

It will be apparenfi thai; many varations may be made in the details ofstructure of my device without departing from the sprt and intent o fthe same and that such variations fal1 withn the purview of myinvention.

I claim:

1. In a pair of trousers an elastic tight fltting waist portioncomprising a waistband, the rear part of whch s made of regular trouserfabric set in on the bias, the trousers being shirred at 5 the upperedge in the rea.r and secured to the lower edge of the said biaswaistband, and a. second wastband of rubber material secured to theinner face of the bas waistband.

2. In a, pair of trousers an elastic tight fitting 10 waist portioncomprising a. waistband which is made throughout of regulartrouserfabric set in on the bas, the trousers being shrred a.t the upperedge in the rear and. secured to the lower edge of sad. bias wastband,and a second waist- 5 band M a. rubber like material secured. to theinner face of the bias waistband whereby the expanson and. contractionof said waist porton is made possible.

HARRY C. DANNUNZIO. 20

